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Re: New guy squid of the year award!!!!

That was awesome man, I'd love to run with you guys. I was watching hoping the guys in front were aware you were passing or at least as close as you got to em. One guy changes or loses his line at speed, unaware that you're right there, and BAM. I'm used to seeing more unskilled riders though, you guys were riding exceptionally well. What speeds were you hitting? I'm thinking my B-King would yank me right off the bike, the windblast is so strong over 100, not that I'd be able to keep up at lesser speeds anyways! Awesome, bro, thanks for posting em.*

Re: New guy squid of the year award!!!!

The video was shot from a GoPro camera....* It was my first attempt at using it...* Mounting was questionable and I had no idea how far or how close I needed to stay to get good footage.....* When we sighted the camera in, it was set at about 3 bike lengths ahead...* It seemed perfect, but I had no idea that beyond that the bikes would seem further away than they actually were...* I never had a chance to see if tilting up or down would help anything...

As far as passing...* We agreed no corner passing...* As you could see I had trouble out straight line accelerating the ZX14...

Speeds...* Um, well...* If I had to be honest, I could honestly say I didn't have time to look...* So I really don't know...

Re: New guy squid of the year award!!!!

Looked like 130 or so on top. At that speed, I'd feel like I was para-sailing, although that has never stopped me. Yea, that 14 is an awesome bike, and perfectly suited for the road you guys were on. Get it on the Dragon tho with those tight turns and it's more of a handful, like my big ninja was. Ultimately, it's hard to find fault with any bike that brings to you such heights of exhilaration (and sometimes terror) like all of ours do. Again, awesome videos, man!

Re: New guy squid of the year award!!!!

Oh, i'm not sayin it won't turn, in fact much easier than my old ninja, but it's certainly a big bike with a long wheelbase, so you'd feel the weight a bit. I personally LIKE a little weight to remind me of my mortality as I thrash it around. Great pics, as usual. He's leaned over so far a quarter coulda fell out of his pocket!*One of the most wicked looking bikes ever, love the dual stock pipes, too. Can tell he's a great rider: you can see he's looking ahead instead of just where he's at. Funny Dragon story, my uncle (Sarge) and I rode the Dragon and the Cherohala 2 summers ago, pounding on our bikes all the way down, (who doesn't) all throughout the Dragon and Skyway (my ZZR liked the big sweeping turns of the Skyway better) and I spent much of that time leaned over and screaming near redline. We really pushed our limits, and we were both fortunate enough to leave the place completely intact, (although ask Sarge about his helmet!) no close calls or anything. I was almost certain I'd lay it down somewhere, not trusting my kamikaze mentality, and was thrilled that I was going home without a scratch. That is until we got into Ohio and it rolled off the kickstand and took a HARD fall onto it's side against a hard pointy curb at a damn gas station. I was pissed.